sec·ond·ly
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Definition of secondly
: in the second place
For one, the process required considerable hand labor; secondly, it was difficult to control in large format …— Naomi Rosenblum
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“Secondly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secondly. Accessed 29 Jun. 2022.
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